Dead Drops

[autoloon 285]

I had an idea for some sort of random dead drops to occur in place of or in addition to stuff like heli crashes. 

 

Step 1: Unique one of a kind note is spawned on server restart in a completely random location. 

 

Step 2: When player finds note, one must go to the six digit coordinates written on the map.

 

Step 3: A dead drop package is found either at random or by the player holding the coordinates. It would not contain a massive amount of loot, but the random loot inside would all be in pristine condition with high chances for stuff that's useful together (pistol + ammo, assorted attachments, etc)

 

Balance: The authenticity of such notes should always be questionable. Hostile players can give false coordinates to ambush locations. Anyone finding such a note would have to plan carefully to check the location by the next restart. 

 

I think it might not be a good fit for the kind of DayZ is going to be, much like the heli crashes may not be. But I think it was a good general idea worth sharing!

[Mays (DayZ) 154]

I had an idea for some sort of random dead drops to occur in place of or in addition to stuff like heli crashes. 

 

Step 1: Unique one of a kind note is spawned on server restart in a completely random location. 

 

Step 2: When player finds note, one must go to the six digit coordinates written on the map.

 

Step 3: A dead drop package is found either at random or by the player holding the coordinates. It would not contain a massive amount of loot, but the random loot inside would all be in pristine condition with high chances for stuff that's useful together (pistol + ammo, assorted attachments, etc)

 

Balance: The authenticity of such notes should always be questionable. Hostile players can give false coordinates to ambush locations. Anyone finding such a note would have to plan carefully to check the location by the next restart. 

 

I think it might not be a good fit for the kind of DayZ is going to be, much like the heli crashes may not be. But I think it was a good general idea worth sharing!

I'd hope that you can't pick the note up, too? So you either have to write it down in game (pen+paper, which has no use currently iirc) or write it down in real life. Also makes more people able to come across the note and look for the location, just so it isn't completely easy walking.

[Eldrick 0]

this would be a nice addition to the game.this way, people won't just be walking all day looking for loot (or people to shoot).